The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-09-10
Maryland Affairs.


of Howard county the outlook for an increased |
majority was reported good.
The fairs of Baltimore and Montgomery
counties were held this week. Both were
largely attended and successful.
With the first of September the oyster sea-
son opened, and oysters are selling readily |
from so to G5 cents a bushel-
Smith & Wicks, tin can manufacturers, of
Baltimore, made an assignment on Tuesday. |
The trustees bond is 100000.
Belt Norwood lost on his farm, near Mon
rovia, Frederick county, on Sunday, two
valuable horses from being gored by a bull.
At Asbury Camp, colored, last Sunday,
S475 were received in five cent admission
fees, which indicated an attendance of $780,
The dwelling of Francis Stone, near Middle
ton, Charles county, was burned on Friday
evening of last week, together with its con-
tests.
President Cleveland has appointed Samuel
T. Williams of this state to be Secretary of
Legation at Rio, Brazil, in the place of
Charles B. Trail, of Frederick.
The residence of w. Funkhouser, short
distance beyond the Hagerstown limits, on
the Funkstown pike, with portion of the
contents, was destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day.
The grand jury of Howard county adjourned
on Thursday after session of just four days.
The Jury, in their report, acknowledge the
benefit of local option law in suppressing
crime.
Charles w. Ihrie, of Annapolis, was found
dead hanging by the neck from a tree last
Sunday morning, near Bay Ridge. He was
81 years old and was formerly from St. Mary's
county.
The steamboat Avalon, of the Maryland:
Steamboat Company's feet, was burned at
river, on Sunday night Loss, 100000; in
surance, 100000.
Charles F. Preston, of Baltimore, and W.
w. Beck, of Kent county, have successfully
passed the examinations and been admitted
| to the Naval Academy. Quite number of
appointees failed.
| The Veterans of the Twentieth Regiment,
New York Volunteers, will dedicate monu-
ment at Antietam on September 18th. They
will leave for home on the 18th inst, stopping
en- route at Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Aide D. Green, deputy clerk of the circuit
| court of Montgomery county, died at Rock
vile on Wednesday, in the 31st year. When
his sister Kate heard of his death she sud-
denly became i'll herself and fears are enter.
tanned of her recovery.
Last Sunday night the police raided a
Chinese laundry on North Eutaw street, Bal
timore, and captured twenty-four celestials
who were engaged in gambling, and marched
them to the station house, where they were
locked up for the night.
An effort is being made to raise funds to
enable the Haymakers Rifle Team, of Oak
land, to participate in the international rife
match at Chicago October to 20. The Hay
makers are well-known as one of the crack
rifle teams of Western Maryland.
Z. k. Harry, native of North Carolina,
but for six years travelling salesman for a
Baltimore house, was assaulted by waiter
at the Eutaw House, where he boarded, who
fractured his skull above the temple with a
dish, while at dinner on Monday.
The Democratic convention of Talbot
county will be reconVeped on September a0th
to fill two vacancies caused by designations.
The Republicans of Cecil county filed va
cancy on their ticket, caused by resignation,
through the county central committee.
A bicycle frightened horse attached to
carriage in Montgomery county, near Wash
ton, D. c., last Sunday. The horse ran into
another carriage, both being upset and the
occupants of both vehicles, five in number,
we're thrown ont apd severely injured.
The Frederick County Agricultural Society
has adopted a new constitution, but it is so
much like the old one it is difficult to tell
t'tother from which, The chief change is
in abolishing the limit to life membership.
The old constitution limited the number to
100.
Thomas Duvall, wellknown resident of
Union, Baltimore county, died on Wednes-
day morning about eight o clock, at his home
at that place, of complication of diseases,
In his eighty. first year. His wife, who Is also
over so years of age, two sons and three.
: daughters survive him.
y A singular accident, resulting in the death
Iof four horses and four mules, occurred shortly
iSafter ten o'clock Thursday night in the freight
yard of the Western Maryland Railroad, on
Buren, street, Baltimore. The breaking of
coupling pin released two cars, which ran
into two teams of mules and horses drawing
empty freight cars
Henry Levy, an Old Defender, died at Jar.
rettsville, Hartford county, Monday, aged 95
years. He was wounded at Bladensburg, and
has been pensioner for more than fifty years.
John Jennings, another Old Defender, of the
same age, and probably the oldest survivor
in Hartford county, is quite feeble at his home,
near The Black Horse.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland will
probably attend the state fair at Haston on
the 28rd inst. He seemed favorable impressed
delegation from Easton presented to him on
Thursday. and he remarked that he wanted to
visit the Eastern Shore of Maryland, provided
he could make necessary arrangements.
The funds necessary to defray the expenses
of the Maryland militia to the Centennial Gel
ebration of the constitution at Philadelphia
have been subscribed, and our "hold soldier
boys will join the long line of military In
the parade. twenty-five companies will at
| fanh innlud,n0 the Eiffb o.,d Ra1-
timore Light Infantry, and two colored com
panies.
Robert J. Ruth, lately fertilizer merchant
of New York, committed suicide in Baltimore
on Tuesday by taking laudanum. He was so
years old, and a native of Queen Anne's
county, though until recently he had been
a resident Of baltimore, wherp be was in the
fertilizer business with X. w. l.. Rasin Il Co.
He left specific instructions about the dispo-
sition of his hody.
Eden Shipley a well known resident of
Jamestown, Howard county, died suddenly at
his home last Saturday, of heart disease, aged
10 years. Mr.. Shipley walked to his pump,
a few steps from the door, to draw a bucket
of water and while in the act of pumping fell
and expired in few minutes. He leaves a
widow, two sons and two married daughters,
and number of grandchildren.
The circuit court of Howard county spent
| three Gays TINS week IN nearing suit between
Dennis F. Gather and John Green War6eld
for the killing of fox hound. A hound be.
longing to Warfeld was killed while running
a fox on Gathers farm. A suit before a
magistrate resulted in Judgment of $40 for
Warfield for the loss of the dog. An appeal
was taken and the decision was reversed.
Gather commended the dogs presence was
an injury to his sheep.
The Baltimore county dissatisfied Demo-
Gratis met in Baltimore on Saturday and COM
pleted their citizen ticket, as follows: For
State Senator, John |. Yellott; House of
Delegates, G. Lyon Rogers, third district; Z.
F. Raphel, eleventh; Joseph NJ. Armacost,
sixth; j. NJ. I. Fishpaw, second; Samuel c.
Heird, FIRST and F. W. Bruno, ninth district;
surveyor, Joshua Bosley, eight district. The
campaign for this ticket will be in the hands
of an executive committee.
The residence Of Cardinal Gibbons, on
North Charles street, Baltimore, was entered
some time between midnight and daybreak
on Sunday morning by thief, who managed
to get into the library of the Cardinal which
is on the second floor front, to the right of
the doorway, and stole two gold rings, one
of which was a present from Pope Leo to
/ Cardinal Gibbons. No money was taken,